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Quentin Jordan, a freshman biological sciences major and John Bailey, a freshman mathematics and computer science major manage to find some time to have a cigerette break after studying in the 24-hour lounge.
Residents cope with uneven temperatures By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor | @JJarmonReporter For some students in the residence halls, getting their perfect temperature is an ongoing battle leading them to wage war on their room’s “unforgiving” temperatures. Especially during these frosty, frigid and freezing months, students are fighting against their room’s temperature by buying space heaters, which are prohibited in the halls, or opening the windows, for those who find their rooms to warm. While they may think the are just affect-
ing their room’s temperature, Mark Hudson, the director of Housing and Dining Services, said when they change the temperature in their room, they probably are affecting the entire floor’s temperature. The residence halls are run off of a zone heating system, which regulates itself based on the temperature in the from the various thermostats on each floor. Each thermostat handles a specific zone on the floor. Each building has a slightly different method of using this system. For instance, Taylor Hall has a more complex system with hot decks, while Weller Hall is more perimeter heated.
Hudson said the system is always trying to stay between 66 and 76 degrees. This becomes difficult when someone owns a space heater or opens a window. When students open their windows, the system is tricked into thinking it is much colder than it actually is. To compensate, it then cranks up the heat, risking a spike, affecting other students like Andrew Lilek, who lives in Ford Hall. “I know, in our room, it is either extremely hot or extremely cold,” Lilek, a senior communication studies major, said. “It can have its pick.”
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District referendum to raise sales tax By Michael Spencer City Editor | @tmskeeper The Charleston School Board joined with Mattoon to place a referendum on the ballot for the primary election, which would raise the county sales tax one percent. The proposed tax hike, which will appear on the ballot March 18, comes after three consecutive years of state funding cuts, prompting Charleston district Superintendent Jim Littleford to suggest it is time for Coles County to take control of its education spending. “What I have learned in the past four or five years is that the state of Illinois is not a very good business partner,” Littleford said. The sales tax increase would provide the school district with an extra $2 million each year through the Illinois County Facilities Tax. General state aid has been prorated each year since 2011 and now sits at 89 percent of its previous total. Charleston has a sales tax of 6.75 percent, which is lower than surrounding cities, Littleford said, such as Champaign-Urbana, Tuscola and Decatur.
The sales tax hike will not lower property taxes because unlike in 2010, a “tax swap” is not being proposed. Therefore, property taxes will be unaffected if the referendum is passes. A facilities tax increase can only be applied to infrastructure issues and cannot be used to fund discretionary spending such as teacher or administrator salaries. The district has a laundry list of issues with its facilities, including taking steps to improve security, addressing issues with roofing and dealing with the modular unit at Jefferson Elementary School, which is constantly being repaired, Littleford said. The newest building in the Charleston district was built in 1968 while portions of Jefferson date back as far as 1927. Additionally, roads on district property are being continually patched and will need to be replaced soon. Twice in the last two years, ceilings have partially collapsed in district facilities. Littleford also said the general costs of running the school system has increased too. “What it took to educate somebody in 1965 is different than what it takes to educate somebody now,” Littleford said.
The potential impact of the tax on Eastern students is not lost on the superintendent, who said the last time the school board proposed such a referendum in 2010. District officials met with the Student Senate to discuss the hike. Littleford said students understood the importance of the tax then and did not object to the proposal. Another such meeting is not scheduled yet, but Littleford said it has not been ruled out. The Eastern student population does play a role in sales tax collection though. According to data from the Illinois Department of Revenue, two of Charleston’s three lowest months of collecting sales tax for 2013 came during the summer months. When asked about the tax, Mayor Larry Rennels reminded voters the money from the referendum would not pass through the city and ultimately, the decision will be made at the polls. “It’s going to be something the voters have to decide which way they want to go,” Rennels said. Michael Spencer can be reached at 581-2812 or at tmspencer2@eiu.edu.
Stripping their clothes off piece-by-piece, students will be running through the frigid temperatures expected for the Nearly Naked Mile at 10 a.m. Saturday starting in the Carman Hall parking lot. Roughing it through 20 mile per hour winds and temperatures below freezing, 30 registered runners, with more expected to join by the time the race starts, will be stripping down to their “bathing suit area” and running a mile. There will be 3-4 stations along the trail where runners will take off specific items. For instance, at the first station, they will take off mittens, hats and scarfs they may have on. Carrie Klaphake, a student life graduate assistant working with Alumni Services who is sponsoring the event, said they have been warning runners to wear layers when going on the run. Even though these temperatures can be dangerous over long periods of time, Jake Emmett, a kinesiology and sports studies professor, said it should not be too much of a worry for those running because it is only a mile. When temperatures drop, the body consolidates the blood from the arms and legs to the body to focus on keeping the body organs warm. Emmett said this process happens over a long period of time though. It would take roughly 30 minutes before frostbite kicked in. There could be a possibility of frostbite though, which causes numbness and blue coloration in the skin. He also said it will make the experience hurt a lot less because the body will heat up during the run because of the energy given off. About 70 percent of energy exerted from the body is heat. He said runners should worry more about icy patches instead of the temperature. Tyler Mink, kinesiology and sports studies graduate assistant, seconded this observation. He said there is always a potential for frostbite in cold climates, but it is very unlikely. Mink did recommend those with cardio vascular issues or asthma issues not to run though especially if the temperature gets into the single-digits. “It is hard for them to breathe in that kind of air,” Mink said. “It is not going to be easy on the pulmonary system.” The pulmonary system includes the heart and lungs. Mink also said it would be best if those running don’t expose too much bare skin. Klaphake said they are preparing for these temperatures. “EMT’s will be available. The police department is going to be there,” she said. There will also be volunteers to help out all throughout the trail. She said the volunteers will not be forcing the runners to get rid of their clothing. The run will start out in the Carman parking lot north on Ninth Street, into Jackson Avenue and then back down 12th street.
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Registration drive set for next week By Michael Spencer City Editor | @tmskeeper Student Government will work with the Coles County Clerk’s office next week to register Eastern students from Monday to Friday for the March 18 primary election. The registration drive will take place outside the Food Court of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Jan. 27 through Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Executive Vice President Mitchell Gurick said he aims to register 1,000 students, a figure he said he is confident can be achieved. Gurick said before the 2012 presidential election, about 2000 students signed up at the student gov-
ernment booth. Ahead of the primary election, they are looking for just half and Gurick said he is confident it can happen. Data from the county clerk’s office indicates those projected totals are reasonable. Audrey McGraw, Chief Deputy in charge of elections and voter registration for the clerk’s office, said roughly half as many people register to vote on the governor race as a gubernatorial election. “I would say that the most registrations that we get from Eastern students are done during the registration drives before a presidential election,” McGraw said. Gurick said getting students to sign up is crucial because those running in these elections go on to ef-
fect issues significant to students. “It's important to register, especially as college students, because the decisions that we make and the people we decide to elect really plays a vital role in the decisions that are made beyond our control about state funding for higher education,” Gurick said. Once students enter the work force, the candidates in this election will have even more influence on them, Gurick said. Students can sign up to vote either in Charleston or in their home district. The clerk’s office will forward the paper work to those students’ counties if one wishes to fill out an absentee ballot for the upcoming election.
CUPB to overview aspects of advisory subcommittees Staff Report The Council on University Planning and Budget will meet for the first time this semester at 2 p.m. Friday in the 1895 Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Grant Sterling, Faculty Senate chairperson and CUPB member, said the council has traditionally acted as a forum for vice-presidents to report on university activities; however, it is evolving. “Traditionally CUPB has done very little of inter-
est,” Sterling said. “This year, it has been charged with a monumentally important task-- sorting through the program analysis documents to make recommendations for budget cuts.” The council will review different aspects of the advisory subcommittees. They will be replacing advisory subcommittees with subcommittees for program analysis as well as reviewing various expectations of the subcommittees run by the council. They will be changing their next meeting to Jan. 31.
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“It's more of a personal decision,” Gurick said, adding students will have to decide whether they want to vote for candidates at home or in Charleston where they will spend the bulk of the academic year. The registration drive will have bi-partisan effort from the College Democrats and the College Republicans working together in conjunction with the Student Government and the county clerk’s office. Gurick said he hopes by operating this program through the Student Government, it will have more of an impact on students. Michael Spencer can be reached at 581-2812 or at tmspencer2@eiu.edu.
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By Katie Smith Photo Editor | @DEN_News Becoming a percussionist is a lot like being grabbed by the violin strings and shaken until your body is being thrusted to a beat it can resonate with. At least this is how it happened to Kyle Dombroski, a senior psychology major and percussionist. Dombrowski played the violin regularly – that is until his aunt gifted him a toy set of cardboard drums when he was a child. After that, the days of Vivaldi and Corelli were fond memories becoming increasingly muffled by tapping mallets and chattering hi-hats. “There’s a lot I can learn,” Dombroski said. “I’m never going to stop learning, and I’m never going to perfect something, so I always have a goal.” For Dombroski and his peers, these goals are inspired in the percussion lab of the Doudna Fine Arts Center, where music students gather and rehearse. Meghan Osterbur, a sophomore biological sciences major, said she still does not know how long it takes to learn to play percussion because the process is all-encompassing. “The cool thing about percussion is that anything can be a percussion instrument,” she said. Osterburg added that her position as female percussionist is an extra motivation for her to learn as much as she can. “It seems like a very masculine instrument,” she said. “It isn’t discouraging; it’s actually kind of encouraging sometimes.” Similarly, senior music education major Angela Napolitano knows the underestimated struggle of trying to perfect not just one, but and array of existing percussion instruments. “They hear percussion and think, ‘Oh you play drums?’ and it’s so much more than that,” she said. “They think, ‘Oh you’re a rock star. You can play a drum set.” Music is more than keeping a beat. On top of learning to sight-read sheet music and understanding the styles of different cultures, Napolitano said percussion students are required to learn and master a variety of instruments. “If I played flute I would only practice flute and I would be really proficient in flute,” she said. “With percussion I have to be pretty proficient in a whole bunch of different instruments.” Those instruments include: the vibraphone, timpani, bass drum, triangle, tambourine, claves, bongos, shakers and congo drums, to name a just a few. For percussion students, the time not spent learning and perfecting music for class, is only a small window and filled with personal music endeavors. Donovan Norman, a junior music education major, said percussion is a lifestyle for most as much has it is a hobby. “It kind of consumes you,” he said. “Because it’s music, it’s not as overwhelming. You’re practicing ways to express yourself. It’s a lot, but it’s worth it.” Volume and speed are valid but misleading symbols of the self-expression that is inherent to percus-
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Becoming a percusK atie Smith | The Daily Eastern Ne ws Kyle Dombroski, a senior pyschology major plays “October Nights” by Michael Burritts on the marimba Thursday in the percussion lab of the sionist is a lot like Doudna Fine Arts Center. being grabbed by the sion playing. The realuntil moments of individuality are in the violin strings and shaken your body cranking of a drummers neck – the heated concentrationit on every key onresonate marimba. is being thrust to a beat can When Napoltano plays, she feels. with. “You get to use your body more than a lot of other instruments,” she said. “We get to express it with At least this is how it our happened to Kyle face, when other instruments use their face.” An eccentric stage presence and an eclectic taste Dombroski, a senior psychology major in music are side effects of playing a versatile and instrument. percussionist. Norman said one of his playlists may very well incorporate bands ranging from Bach to Boston–to Dombrowski played the violin regularly The Beatles. “On marimba we playatranscriptions of renaisthat is until his aunt gifted him toy set sance dances or string quartets, which transfer well of cardboard drums when he was aI’vechild. to this instrument,” he said. “So been exposed to that through percussion.” After that, the days of Although Vivaldi and Corelli Dombroski blushed at admitting Linkin Park was the first band that encouraged him were fond memories becoming increasingto play drums, he said now his taste has broadened. “I listen to funk, jazz, rock and classical music, ly muffled by tappingbutmallets and chatterthe band I’ve been listening to lately is called K atie Smith | The Daily Eastern Ne ws Snarky Puppy,” he said. “They’re groovy.” Mallets rest on a top of marimba keys after Dombroski rehearsed a song with fellow percusing hi-hats. As for going to class, attendance is more pleasure sionists Thursday in the percussion lab of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. than pain. Dombroski said. “There’s a lot I can learn,” “I think the basics will always be with me,” he Norman said the professors in the department an instructor to advise them, Dombroski said. said. “Receiving this toy drum “We have percussion ensemble three times a something, make hislearning, experience especially enjoyable. “I’m never going to stop and I’m never going to perfect so setI from al-my aunt “They are the most interesting and the coolest people on the face of the earth,” he said. “They’re down to earth and you can come to them for anything.” Percussion students have a home away from home where there is a drum, a fellow musician and
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NO. 86, Volume 98
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Embrace your right to vote It’s hard to believe that we’re already almost halfway through the month of January. Before we know it, we’ll be on spring break, hopefully in warmer conditions, and prepping for our final exams in what, for some us, could be our last semester here at Eastern. There’s a lot to keep up with and those due dates and deadlines tend to sneak up on us. Lost in all the hustle and bustle is probably state and local government elections. It’s probably the last thing on your mind, and it’s understandable that you might not be totally on top of all those things, but they are important and they do matter. The last day to register to vote in the state of Illinois is Feb. 18, so you’ve still got some time, but like we said, that day will creep on you before you know it. To help with this, Student Government is helping put together a voter registration drive at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Food Court from Jan. 27 to Jan. 31, running from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day. We know Jan. 27 might seem like a far away date too, but it’s actually this Monday. A little short notice, but enough time to fit it into you’re already packed schedule. For younger students who might not be registered to vote, this is the perfect opportunity to get it out of the way and have it done conveniently right here on campus. We know that sometimes it might seem like any election outside of the presidential might not seem like a big deal, but the state and local elections can potentially have more of an effect on you. These are the elected officials that will be influencing not just your hometown, but your second hometown – Charleston. You may not think you need to care about what happens here in little ol’ Charleston because you think it’s not your real “hometown.” However, you do spend most of the year here for a pretty extended period of time. You should care about what happens here because contrary to what you may think or people may tell you, this is your town too, even if you are just here for a few years. Voting - and knowing who to vote for are very important aspects of our life. Voting for the person you believe in can fundemntally change your life. With student loans and such piling up, it’s important to firstly, be aware of what is going on and knowing how it affects you, and secondly, knowing which officials are going to do the most to help you. It sounds like a long and tedious process, and it is, but just simply registering to vote for someone that you believe is going to impact your life is a step in the right direction. There’s no excuse not to be registered to vote. Voting is one of your rights. Embrace it. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
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Students are not professionals for reason Recently, I was talking with a professor who expressed a desire never to talk to a Daily Eastern News reporter again, based on an incident from many years ago. (While talking, I didn’t reveal I am a News reporter until the end of the conversation.) This professor was adamant about the stance, though. Through this seemingly traumatic event from years ago, a hatred of The News reporters still exists for this professor. As a political science major, I have learned never to tell anyone he or she is wrong; instead, I have to convince them that my argument is better. In this case, the professor could not be convinced, as he was missing one critical point: we at The News are students. Granted, we publish our work for everyone to see, thereby opening ourselves up to ridicule and furthermore, libel cases; however, the reason we go out to report every day is to bring the news to our readers. If you still aren’t convinced why we should receive some slack, ponder this: how many other majors are practicing their craft right now in forum that is open to public ridicule daily? Are political science majors currently politi-
Jack Cruikshank cians acting upon matters of high importance? Are education majors teaching scores of children during their undergraduate years at Eastern? Don’t get me wrong: I am not saying we are perfect at all. If we were, every reporter on staff would be working for a newspaper full-time instead of going to school. We love our job and to refuse to cooperate with us based on the actions of student-journalists who have long-since graduated is unfair and unnecessary. Yes, I know it is one’s right to refuse to talk to a reporter. However, as a student newspaper, we are here to report the news of Eastern impartially. By impeding our progress in the search for
Jack Cruikshank is a freshman political science major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
Self-interest alone can be damaging As I sat down to figure out what to write about for this column I did the traditional ritual of using Google to find good ideas. What I stumbled upon was a Top Ten list from The New York Times giving tips on how ideas how to write. Excellent, right? Actually, that’s wrong. These “tips” turned into a long list of self-promotions for The New York Times and its various facets. And that brings me to right now. At a certain point in our lives we have become complacent with self-promotion, self-ascension. Basically, a self-interested ideal overtakes us. I’m not really intending this to be a column based around good feelings and helping out your fellow man, but I do think the idea of a selfish society is an idea that should be explored a little bit more. Something in our system has broken down, become stagnant in this idea that the world is an all-about-me world. The idea of, “Well, what can you do for me?”
Bob Galuski has consumed us entirely. In a world where we care more about what the guy we’re holding the door open for us can do than just doing the act itself, we are losing track of what’s really important. What’s really important is taking time for others. It should not take a tragedy like a tornado or a hurricane to bring a community together. It should not take a crisis like a devastation to make us look at our neighbors as human beings. Yes, this all comes from a New York Times
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truth, you are hurting everyone. First-year journalism courses instill students with the belief that journalism is the “fourth branch” of government, acting as a check for the other three when they abuse power, and I wholeheartedly agree. Would you rather not know about the spying of the NSA? Would you rather not know about when peace-advocate Nelson Mandela died? In one of his famous Fireside Chats, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “(T)he only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over its government.” Granted, we will make mistakes. We will have errors, and we will fail. However, Eastern students and faculty should help us transcend our errors in our quest to “tell the truth and don’t be afraid.”
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post, but nonetheless, we see it everyday – from the person who will pick up his friend if he pays him to the student who demands extra credit for doing what is expected. The idea that I am the most important person on the face of the planet and everybody else lives to serve to me needs to stop. It does not have to be a huge gesture to reverse this, but instead can be solved through simple acts. Hold the door for someone. Ask how their day is going. Take time to understand what people are going through. Small acts – that’s all it takes, and all that needs to be done. There is no tornado, no hurricane, no immense tragedy every day. Instead there is only you and the people around you. Better get used to it, because neither one is going anywhere anytime soon. Bob Galuski is a senior English and journalism major. He can be reacehd at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Courtney Gramley, a sophomore atheletic training major, Jackson Mortka, a senior journalism major, Breana Waterson, a freshman communication studies major and Jacob Willson, a freshman kinesiology and sports studies major take a breather by gathering together after a long week.
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Cheyenne Wallace, a special education major, said she has seen mixed extremes from her room and her friends. “My room is always cold,” Wallace said. “My friend in Thomas her room is really hot.” There aren’t extremes ever ywhere, like in Stevenson Hall, Alissa Runkle, a junior math major with teacher certification, said. “Here, I don’t feel like we have that problem,” Runkle said. She also said she has heard complaints about the temperature in past years though. Hudson said it could also risk damaging the pipes in their room.
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“The challenge is, if people leave their windows open, at this kind of temperature, they are going to freeze their pipes,” Hudson said. Hudson said he recommends when students find the floor excessively hot or cold, to get their Resident Assistant on the floor so they will check the actual temperature of the floor. If the temperature is out of the “comfortable” range, they will send in a work order for someone to look at it.
Emmett said while it shouldn’t be too risky throughout the race, runners should get layers on or get inside immediately after the race. Currently, students are the only one running but Klaphake said they have been trying to get the word out to the community through local newspapers and WCIA-3. “I am from Minnesota and if people can jump into a lake when it’s frozen over, I am sure people can run less than a mile,” Klaphake said.
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Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu
The Council on Academic Affairs approved adding a new course to the general studies undergraduate degree at its meeting Thursday. The new class, BGS 3002, Critical Thinking and the Adult Learner, “focuses on adult development, adult learning theory, the adult learning cycle and critical thinking as it relates to the students earning a general studies degree,” according to the course proposal format. Carrie Johnson, the director of the general studies degree, said she has worked on the course proposal details for one and a half years, and hopes it will help further develop students in the program. “I believe the course makes (students) more well-rounded,” Johnson said. “I want students to think about what qualities they have and how to sell themselves (to potential employers).” CAA member Rebecca Throneburg said she likes how the new course helps tie the degree together. “I like the way you are making students conscious of their thinking,” Throneburg said. The new BGS 3002 course will be added to two other classes general studies majors must take as a part of their 120 hours in order to graduate. Students in the general studies program must meet all requirements set for graduates in any other program on campus with the exception of a foreign language requirement. Johnson said the general studies degree is geared toward “mature, adult learners.” She continued by telling the CAA about how she often has students who wish to transfer to her degree because of their failure to pass a requirement in their current program. Johnson said it is a large problem, and that she has a moral problem allowing this change in order to “let them out” with a bachelor’s in general studies. “I don’t want to be a major for those people (who fail another program),” Johnson said. “I am one person fighting a perception I inherited.”
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Johnson said she hopes the new class will help tie the variety of courses together in a more all-encompassing way through focusing on strong academic fundamentals such as writing and critical thinking. “My students need (this course), as there is no guarantee they are getting (the information) somewhere else,” Johnson said. As well as approving changes to the general studies degree, the CAA approved a new general-education course in the department of chemistry. The new class, CHM 3025G, The Chemistry in Your Life, will focus on teaching students the various ways chemistry is integrated into everyday life. Mark McGuire, the chair of the chemistry department, said the course will be the first course in the chemistry department that is offered online. “Since it is difficult to have chemistry courses online due to labs, we have been anxious to (have the opportunity to add) a course online,” McGuire said. McGuire said the department hopes to offer the first chemistry course in summer 2014. “(The new course will) help students make connections to products in stores and educate students on chemistry at the molecular level,” McGuire said. The tentative plan is to offer the course during the summer online, and offer it face-to-face during the academic year. McGuire said the course was also designed with nursing students in mind. The new course will allow students to meet the chemistry qualification, as students in the past have taken courses elsewhere because of a lack of general education chemistry courses at Eastern. With the addition of this new class to the chemistry portfolio, McGuire said CHM 2040G, Practical Chemistry, is “going away.” The next scheduled CAA meeting will take place at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Arcola-Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
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Panthers aim for second-straight win By Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter | @BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern women’s basketball team is heading to Cape Gi-
rardeau, Mo., to play the Southeast Missouri Redhawks on Saturday. The Panthers enter the game ranked second in the Ohio Val-
ley Conference in scoring defense at 67.5 points per game and the worst scoring offense in the conference at 62.6 points per game. The Redhawks come in with
the 10th ranked scoring offense and in the bottom half of the conference in terms of scoring defense. Southeast Missouri has cur-
rently lost its last five of six games and is 1-4 in the conference.
Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu
Numbers to remember: 8… Panther Forward Sabina Oroszova has produced eight double doubles in her last 10 games and is averaging 19.7 points and 12.3 rebounds in that time-span. 0… The Redhawks do not have any players averaging more than 10 points per game. 73.7… Eastern is shooting 73.7 from the free throw line which ranks second in the conference 9.7… SEMO forward Patricia Mack ranks third in the conference in rebounding with 9.7 per game.
LAST GAME: Eastern is coming off of an 80-74 win over Murray State Monday in Lantz Arena. The Panthers shot 28-of-33 from the free-throw line, including 24-of27 in the second half, which provided to be the difference in the game. Katlyn Payne started to get shots to fall for her after she shot 4-of-4 in the second half, after starting the game 0-of-4. The Panthers started the game on a 26-9 run, which they would hold for the rest of the game, as the lead never got any closer than four for the Panthers.
Probable starting lineups Eastern (8-10, 3-4) Probable Starters:
Probable Starting lineups Southeast Missouri (5-13, 1-4) Probable Starters:
G Katlyn Payne 13.7 ppg G Jordyne Crunk 12.6 ppg F Sabina Oroszova 17.9 ppg F Morgan Palombizio 4.8 ppg F Taryn Olson 3.5 ppg
40 3fg% 4.1 apg 10.8 rpg 78.6 ft% 41.3 fg%
Key Reserves:
G Olivia Hackman G Allyson Bradshaw G Jordan Hunter F Connor King F Patricia Mack
9.8 ppg 8.2 ppg 8.6 ppg 3.7 ppg 8.9 ppg
35.6 3fg% 1 apg 39 fg% 70.4 ft% 3 apg
9.3 ppg 6.1 ppg
41.5 fg% 75.5 ft%
Key Reserves:
F Erica Brown F Arnisha Thomas
2.9 ppg 4.3 ppg
2.9 rpg% 14.8 ppg
G Kara Wright G Brianna Mitchell
LAST GAME: Southeast Missouri is coming off a 62-59 loss to Morehead State on Monday in Morehead, Ky. Morehead State hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining to defeat the Redhawks. The Redhawks shot 7-of-7 from the field in the first eight minutes of the game then finished 3-of-12 from the floor in the final 12 minutes of the game. Jordan Hunter led the way for Southeast Missouri with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
Eastern tennis starts season on road Squads to play Illinois State, Saint Louis By Jack Sheehan Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports
-Janelle Prisner, Eastern senior
The Eastern men’s and women’s tennis teams will play for the first time this spring season, as both squads travel to play out-of-conference opponents starting Friday. Competing first this season will be the women’s team, which travels to Bloomington to play the Illinois State Redbirds at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Last season, the women finished 13-6 overall, while playing excellent away from home with an 8-3 away record. Returning from a sophomore season, which resulted in a 12-5 singles record in 2013, is junior Sephora Boulbahaiem who posts a 17-13-career record for Eastern. Another Panther to watch against Illinois State is senior Janelle Prisner. Prisner was 8-7 in singles matches last season and is a steady 25-25 in her career at Eastern. Prisner said Eastern has not changed its routine. “For road matches we don’t prepare any differently,” Prisner said. “We practice really hard everyday, and leave it all on the court on match days, no matter where we play.” As for the Panthers’ opponent, Illinois State has yet to play a match this year, and is coming off its 2013 season, when it posted a 10-13 record. Eastern will be focused on how competitive it will be against Illinois State. “I don’t like to think of matches as wins or loss-
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“For road matches we don’t prepare any differently. We practice really hard everyday, and leave it all on the court on match days, no matter where we play.” es, but instead how hard we fight for every point and never give up,” Prisner said. Illinois State advanced to last season’s Missouri Valley Conference semifinal, in which it was swept 4-0 against eventual conference champion Wichita State. One day later, the Eastern men’s team will take to the courts against Saint Louis to start its 2014 campaign. Traveling to O’Fallon to play the Billikens, the Panthers are coming off of a 7-10 season, when they failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Sophomore Robert Skolik and senior Kevin Bauman are both coming off of 2013 seasons in which they tied for team-high win totals with seven each. Saint Louis has already been in action this season, defeating IUPUI last Sunday, 4-3 respectively. Eastern’s match against Illinois State starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday from the Evergreen Racquet Club. The Panther men play at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday from St. Clair Racquet club. Jack Sheehan can be reached at 581-2812 or jpsheehan2@eiu.edu
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Eastern’s tennis player David Constantinescu, a junior, prepares for a forhand swing in a singles matchup.
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“Well, we are going to do what we do every week to for every team,” he said. “We won’t really know how they play until the first period of the first game is over.” Last week in Champaign, the Panthers got to play in front of the largest crowd they have seen all season. Gallagher said he does not know what to expect in Springdale, but does not think whatever atmosphere the Razorbacks bring will faze the Pan-
thers. “Playing in front of all those fans last weekend in Champaign will help us tremendously this weekend,” he said. “We don’t really know if they will have a big crowd or not, but we love playing in front of fans, so the environment won’t bother us.” Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.
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Hockey club MAYDAY MARTIN hits road Panthers falter at Skyhawks, 84-77 to Arkansas By Dominic Renzetti Editor-in-chief | @domrenzetti The Eastern hockey club will have its first meeting with the Arkansas Razorbacks Friday in Springdale, Ark. The Panthers will make the nearly eighthour trip from Charleston to the Jones Center for a two game series, with the first game starting at 8:30 p.m. and the second at 4 p.m. Saturday. The Panthers are coming off a 10-2 loss against the University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign’s Division I team, a game that Eastern senior forward Chris Gallagher said prepared the team well for its upcoming challenge in Arkansas. “They were the best team we have faced this whole season and whenever you play a great team like that, it can only make you better,” he said. Gallagher said the Panthers admittedly do not know much about Arkansas, which enters with a record of 24-5, but said when the Razorbacks called, the team was excited at the opportunity to play. “They contacted us over the summer and asked if we would like to make the trip,” he said. For freshman forward Sam Turk, it is an experience he and the rest of the team are looking forward to. “The boys are pretty excited to take a long roady to Arkansas and see what these guys are all about,” Turk said. The Razorbacks went on a 16-game winning streak, stretching from Sept. 27 to Nov. 9. During that stretch, they outscored opponents 105-24. On Nov. 22, the Razorbacks recorded an overtime win over Division I Central Oklahoma. The team is currently on a five game winning streak, picking up wins over Dallas Baptist, the Dallas Jr. Stars of the North American Tier III Hockey League, and a two game sweep over Dordt College (Iowa). Eastern has not been on the winning side of the scoreboard since its sweep of Eastern Kentucky in November. Gallagher said despite the team’s little knowledge of what to expect from Arkansas, the Panthers will prepare for the team just like they do any other opponent. HOCKEY, page 7
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Chris Olivier scored two of his game-high 20 points on a put-back layup to give the Eastern men’s basketball team an 11-poin lead four minutes into the second half. From there, it was all down hill for the Panthers at Tennessee-Martin Thursday night. “It was just ignorant; ignorant stuff,” Eastern coach Jay Spoonhour said in his postgame interview. “You can’t go on the road and be dumb. We were pretty dumb for a big stretch of this.” Eastern lost to the Ohio Valley Conference’s second to last team 84-77, falling to 3-5 in conference play. “You go on the road — you can’t give up 84 points,” Spoonhour said. “You’re just not going to win that way.” With 9:18 remaining, the Skyhawks capped off a 19-7 run with two Tobias Dowdell free throws to take a 55-54 lead, their first in more than 13 minutes. “As the game went on, they beat us in straight lines and we didn’t work off hard enough to stop them from getting to the rim,” Spoonhour said. “Then, you help from the perimeter and they get 3s.” Tennessee-Martin shot 47.8 percent from 3-point range and a staggering 6-of-8 in the second half, compared to Eastern’s 30 percent for the game from 3-point range. Spoonhour said he was unhappy with the Panthers’ shot selection throughout stretches of the game. “It was just crazy-looking, stupid shots,” he said. Guard Mike Liabo made two 3-pointers, hauled in two rebounds and recorded two assists in the Skyhawks’ second-half run. Liabo scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half. Both teams continued to trade baskets throughout the next seven minutes, until a 3-pointer by Tennessee-Martin’s Terence Smith, assisted by Liabo, put the game out of reach in the heart of a 7-2 run, giving the Skyhawks a 75-71. Liabo then scored six of the Skyhawks’ final nine points to solidify their second win in just eight OVC games this season. As for Eastern’s guards, starters Reggie Smith and Dylan Chatman shot a combined 3-of-17 from the field and 0-of-8 from 3-point range, scoring just nine points and having seven turnovers between the two of them. “When you go on the road, your guards have to play well, and we just didn’t have a good one,” Spoonhour said.
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Senior forward Sherman Blanford attempts a layup in a game on Thursday in Lantz Arena. The Panthers lost against the Murray State Racers 70-66.
Eastern had 14 turnovers to Tennessee-Martin’s nine, with the Skyhawks forcing 10 steals against the Panthers. “Their zone is hard to pass against and we’re not a great passing team,” Spoonhour said. Guards Alex Austin and Dennis Green did not play at all for Eastern.
Eastern will return to the court against Southeast Missouri (11-9) at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
Eastern hosts John Craft Invite for track, field By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern track and field team returns home this weekend for the EIU John Craft Invite, after what coach Tom Akers said was a mediocre weekend in Champaign-Urbana. Last weekend, Akers noted that their performance was not acceptable, if they are to defend their Ohio Valley Conference title this spring. “We’re looking to perform better this weekend,” Akers said. “Competing at home and having another week off should help them accomplish that goal. It should be an exciting meet, and a chance to compete in front of their friends and families.” The invite will see the Panthers host Western Illinois, Murray State, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bradley, Rend Lake Community College, Judson University and the University of Illinois Track Club. Craft, a member of the Panther Hall of Fame, is well known for winning NAIA triple jump national championship twice, and also competing in the mired 1972 Munich
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David Johansson, a junior thrower, winds up for a hammer toss at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track Championships on Feb. 22 and 23 in the Lantz Fieldhouse.
Olympics. He also served as head coach for the Panthers women’s team, and was inducted into NAIA Helms Hall of Fame in 1975. Following the lone first-place finish last week, by newcomer Peter Geraghty in the
pole vault. Geraghty, in just the second meet as a Panther, out jumped his All-American teammate Mick Viken by a narrow margin. He also comes into this meet as the reigning
OVC Male Athlete of the Week. For the women’s team, Jalissa Paramore took home second place finish in the long jump and a third place finish in the women’s 60m hurdles at Illinois last week. She placed second in the long jump with a distance of 18-feet, 5.25-inches and third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.76 seconds. She also claimed the OVC Female Athlete of the Week award following the first meet of the year. Calvin Edwards has also posted a first and second place finish in the 200m race throughout the last two weeks, respectively. Teammate Pablo Ramirez looks to continue his solid week after placing 10th on the Eastern all-time list with a time of 8:21.06 in the 10K race. The start of the meet is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday with the multi and field events to start at Lantz Fieldhouse. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.
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‘Devil’s Due:’ a found-footage fail A handful of scenes make “Devil’s Due” semi-bearable to watch once you look past the foundfootage style of filming that might make some queasy. In 90 minutes, “Devil’s Due” manages to go from making you feel as if you want to marry and have babies with the next person you see to making you feel like you want to stay single for the rest your life. In “Devil’s Due,” things take a turn for the worst when an excited couple realizes that something is terribly wrong with a surprise pregnancy. The vegetarian mom-to-be
Cayla M aurer Verge R eviewer has a new appetite for raw meat, has vicious mood swings and has no memory of parts of her day. Trouble starts when newlyweds Zach (Zach Gilford) and Samantha (Allison Miller) get into a cab with
a too-helpful cab driver who takes them to an underground rave in the Dominican Republic. The apprehensive couple soon drinks too much and wakes up in their hotel room with no recollection of how they got home. Back at home, Sam realizes she is pregnant even though she takes birth-control faithfully. Zach wants to capture every moment of the pregnancy, the good, bad and the ugly, but doesn’t realize how much he is going to get. After Sam punches out the windows of a car, guts and eats a deer and uses telekinetic powers to
whip a group of teenagers around like ragdolls, Zach takes a look at his home movies to see what else is happening. But by the time he looks back, it’s too late. The acting is actually well done, but the found-footage style has been overdone in movies like “Paranormal Activity,” “Chronicle” and “Cloverfield.” Yes, it is a cute idea for the husband to be excited to capture everything, but the movie could have been better from Sam’s point of view or from a third person perspective. Don’t get me wrong, the story is interesting, but some of the so-
called ‘scary moments’ end up being funny because it’s all been done before. In the end, you do find out who is responsible, but it is predictable and not well explained as to why they take the children or who they are exactly. You will leave the theatre confused, feeling a like you paid too much and wanting more answers. But the most important question of all: what ever happened to the dog? Cayla Maurer can be reached at 581-2812 or ccmaurer@eiu.edu.
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Staring at the flyer for her upcoming coffee-store book signing, Danielle Braiding can hardly believe what she sees. Braiding said she had no idea she could create a book, and she is even more boggled that God has allowed her to complete it. Braiding, 46, published a book of poetry and prose titled “The Eye of You, of Me: An A to Z Journey” last November. The cover art is Braiding’s own painting. And though the stories inside are her own, Braiding said the attention should go to her inspira-
tion: her class of 27 fifth-grade students, strangers she has met and a life of experiences. Braiding is hesitant to even call herself a writer. “I don’t claim to be a writer,” she said. “I am an experience needing to write. That’s it.” Braiding will be reading excerpts from her book from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Avenue Coffee. Although, she couldn’t say the book is about exactly one thing. “It’s really an accumulation— heartfelt—of interactions between this human being and other human beings,” she said. But sharing her writing has not always been easy.
In fact, the first time she shared her poetry at a domestic violence awareness night, Braiding became so emotional she had to ask the owner of the JAC to help her finish reading, she said. “I had written and I had written and I had written, and something came over me and I decided I was going to walk downstairs to the coffee shop and read what I had written for my mom,” Braiding said. Braiding also couldn’t say exactly when she started writing. “I didn’t ever start writing poetry,” she said. “I never started writing prose. I just started writing.” For Braiding, writing was “a
continuum;” she said if she didn’t write—she would have died. “It’s my medicine,” she said. “I mean it’s selfish; it’s completely selfish, but my writing is my medicine.” Recalling what motivated her to begin writing a book, Braiding cited one major inspiration—a breakdown. “(It was) a complete, absolute breakdown, a lose-your-head, gocrazy breakdown,” she said. “And that encouraged my writing because I was long, long, long a writer before that, but when I lost my head, I lost my senses.” However, Braiding said she has found hope in certain people along the way, such as her students, her children, a professor in college, Mrs. Yorkel, and a colleague at work, Anne Sanner. “My favorite word is perseverance,” she said. “You don’t ever give up, and you have these beautiful little people along enduring. And they’re all rare, extremely rare.” Braiding said that although her mother and grandmother may not physically be with her, she still believes they are encouraging her to share her experiences. “I want (readers) to connect,”
she said. “I want them to see that they are no different than me, that we are the same. Not with an ego, I want them to be able to open up the book and say, ‘Oh my God, she’s speaking what I have walked.’” She said one thing people will take away from attending her reading is that she is a good listener, evident from her writings about encounters with “five-minute strangers,” or people whom she winds up talking to who do not stay strangers for longer than that. “I want to get beyond myself,” she said. “It’s a hard road and it’s been a long walk, but I have never been one to just be of myself, ever. I love listening.” If Braiding could have readers take away one thing from her book, she said it would be to realize their own potential, whether they have a college degree or not. “I want people to recognize that whatever they have in their hearts, whatever they have in their souls, they have every right to write it down, and no one has the right to stop them,” she said.
Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or DENverge@gmail.com.
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Flowers of Evil to bring unique sound to The Roc B y K alyn Hayslett Verge R eporter Flowers of Evil is not the typical combination; some could argue that it is an oxymoron, but it is the name of an up-and-coming rock ‘n’ roll band. The lead guitarist, Kaleb Hunter, received inspiration for the band’s title from the French author Charles Bauvelaire’s book titled “Flowers of Evil.” Hunter said he believed the psychedelic, crazy feel of the book fit the persona of the band. The band was originally created in late 2009. As time has progressed members have come and gone, but Hunter said he is enjoying the current members the most. He said their friendship makes for an easier work environment. “(This is) probably the best band I have ever been in,” Hunter said. The group of five has played together for a year and a half since they joined together in Carbondale. Hunter said he usually writes sketches of songs, and when he presents them to the band, they all collaborate and eventually create a different song at the end of practice. The band uses a different process for every song depending on what will produce the best lyrics and mu-
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The Flowers of Evil includes Chris Wittman, Marcus Lappin, Kaleb Hunter, Josh Hunter and Dan Tejada. The group will be one of the bands performing at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Top of the Roc.
sic. Although there may not be a setin-stone system of how the songs are created, the band agrees on the music as a whole. The band is usually categorized
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New writers to read excerpts from books for Lions in Winter B y Dominique DeWeese Verge R eporter The Lions in Winter literary event will kick off at 7 p.m. Friday in the Lecture Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The event is an annual reading series that features new and emerging writers. Jami Attenberg will read from her third novel, “The Middlesteins,” Friday, followed by emerging writers Jason Koo, Alissa Nutting and Ryan Van Meter at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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heartbreak and loss.” Also according to her website, she has written about a variety of topics including sex, technology, design, television and urban life. Van Meter will be reading an essay from his collection titled, “If You Knew Then What I Know Now,” which is a chronicle of his coming-of-age story as well as his coming-out experience. Van Meter said he began writing the story during a creative writing class in college. Throughout the writing experience, he said he has learned to put himself in the shoes of others in order to understand their points of view.
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allowing money or admiration to motivate us, but (we are) doing this because we love to do this,” Hunter said. Hunter said thousands of bands and artists have inspired Flowers of Evil. The Velvet Underground is Hunter’s personal prominent influence. He said The Velvet Underground was the first band that opened his ears to rock ’n’ roll and pushed him to start his own band. The Flowers of Evil will be performing at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Top of the Roc for the first time. Hunter said the band is excited to perform with their friends, The ExBombers. Other bands playing include Carlos Dangers Inbox, The Tim Blys and Joe McLean. Hunter said he felt major anxiety when he first started performing, but he has gotten better with suppressing his nerves now. He still may go through his notebook studying lyrics several minutes before playing, however. Going forward, the band is currently finishing their fifth album and wants to perform at more gigs nationally. Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 581-2812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.
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Roxane Gay, an English professor and one of the event organizers, said the English department chose writers who are exciting and have strong book projects. According to Attenberg’s website, “The Middlesteins” is about “a Midwestern family (that) seeks hope and love even in the face of
Author Jami Attenburg will be the first to read from her book, "The Middlesteins" for the Lions of Winter.
“I am looking forward to the festival, and it sounds like there are going to be a lot of people who are really excited about writing and reading,” Van Meter said. “That is a really encouraging and inspiring crowd.” Gay said Van Meter is an amaz-
ing non-fiction writer. Nutting will read from her recent novel titled “Tampa.” “Tampa,” which debuted in 2013, features a young middle school teacher in Florida who recalls her experience seducing a 14-year-old student. Jason Koo, author of “America’s Favorite Poem,” and “Man on Extremely Small Island,” is another writer who will read Saturday. “Koo is a beautiful writer,” Gay said. Gay said the authors were chosen because they are all good readers who can hold the audience’s attention. She said the department hopes to create a strong literary community at Eastern and will enjoy having these authors around for a few days. Van Meter said he is looking forward to seeing people he has not seen in a long time. “Being around good writers makes you want to be a better writer,” he said. Gay said the Department of English and the College of Arts and Humanities, as well as the Doudna Fine Arts Center New and Emerging Artists Series program sponsor the event. She said that registration is not required and the readings are free for Eastern students and open to the public.
Dominique DeWeese can be reached at 581-2812 or dedeweese@eiu.edu.
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2014 Grammy predictions: Who will take home the Gramophone this year?
Hello everyone, it’s about that time, you know, men freshen up with a “Suit & Tie,” women wear elaborate gowns and expensive jewelry, which “Shine bright like a diamond,” and the red carpet is “Radioactive” with reporters. That’s right, it’s time for the 56th annual Grammy Awards First of all, this isn’t going to be some piece in which I talk about the boring black and white historical aspect of the Grammys—nobody cares; what will be discussed however are some possible winning projections based off of popularity and past winnings. Will I cover every genre? No, of course not, ain’t nobody got time for that, but I will note the most popular. Let’s begin with my favorite genre: R&B. Last year’s Best R&B Performance winner was Usher with “Climax,” and this year’s nominees look to be an interesting batch. From first glance, I’d say GQ’s December 2013 Rapper of the Year pick Kendrick Lamar will take home that Grammy. I project that based off of his entire 2013 year, hands down Kendrick Lamar killed it. He had a great album release last spring, and even created beef with some of the rap industry titans. Because of him, Miguel will take
Roberto Hodge Verge R eviewer that home. Not to say Miguel isn’t good in his own right, but c’mon, it’s Kendrick Lamar. However, I can also see Tamar Braxton taking the Grammy away as well. The Braxton name carries a lot of weight, not to mention, I’ve heard her album, and it’s definitely worth some sort of praise. Up next is Best Pop Solo Performance. OK, this is a tough one guys. We have some heavy weights in this category such as J.T. and Katy Perry, but Bruno Mars is great too; however, that girl, Lorde seems to have gathered quite the following with her debut song. Adele took home last year’s award, and she’s not in this category this time around, so the past winnings won’t help any. It’s a tough one, but I’d haveto give his one to good ol’ Justin Timberlake. He had a very strong comeback, and he even had the top-selling iTunes album of 2013
according to Rolling Stone. Now, Katy Perry might still snag the Grammy or even Bruno Mars, but about Sara? Nah, not going to happen—who is she anyway? Moving to a very different musical genre, let’s take a look at Best Alternative Music Album. First off, I just want to say whoever wrote Neko Case’s song title, just needs to calm down; I feel like it was Fall Out Boy, or Panic! At the Disco.
Album of the Year:
Anthony Hamilton, “Best of Me”
Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories”
Hiatus Kaiyote Feat. Q-Tip, “Nakamarra”
Kendrick Lamar, “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City”
Miguel Feat. Kendrick Lamar, “How Many Drinks?”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “The Heist”
Snarky Puppy W/ Lalah Hathaway, “Something”
Taylor Swift, “Red”
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Pop Category:
They are very popular alternative bands known for their obnoxiously long song titles. Gotye won the previous year, and much like the other category, he’s not being nominated this year. Well, I’ve listened to the music of NIN before and really enjoyed it, but I’ve heard the name Vampire Weekend before. Wasn’t that Edward and Bella’s band? You know, before the birth
Sara Bareilles, “The Blessed Unrest”
Alternative Category:
Sara Bareilles, “Brave”
Neko Case, “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You”
Lorde, “Royals”
The National, “Trouble Will Find Me”
Katy Perry, “Roar”
Nine Inch Nails, “Hesitation Marks”
Bruno Mars, “When I Was Your Man”
Tame Impala, “Lonerism”
Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
Vampire Weekend, “Modern Vampires Of The City”
of their hybrid baby? I’m going to give this one to Neko Case, only because of their odd title, overcompensation perhaps? Finally, I’m going to bring up the nominees for Album of the Year. We all know this is one of the biggest categories of the Grammies, Mumford & Sons won last year. Taylor Swift. She won. We can all go home. I’m serious; people go crazy over this girl! And again with this Sara chick, always trying to sneak her way into the top category. Honestly, I’m not sure who’ll win this one. Daft Punk is always a good listen, Kendrick Lamar is huge and even Macklemore has a good following. I think I’ll go on ahead and give Sara the benefit of the doubt and take a chance by saying she’ll be the winner. Although, deep down, I feel like it’ll be Taylor Swift, just because how crazy the world goes over this woman. The Grammys will premiere at 7 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or at rlhodge@eiu.edu.
Trio to bring back century-old compositions B y S tephanie M arkham Verge E ditor Many people have heard the dynamic tones of British composer Edward Elgar, and many have cried to them, even if they do not realize they have. Anyone who has attended a graduation ceremony will likely recognize the composer of the famous “Pomp and Circumstance” song. Elgar is only the most renown of the three composers who will be paid tribute at “A Concert of British Chamber Music” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Tarble Arts Center. John David Moore, an English professor, will perform on piano, while Sharry Spicknall, the concertmaster of Eastern’s symphony, will perform on violin, and Elaine Fine, a music instructor at Lakeland College, will perform on viola. In addition to Elgar, the trio will perform the works of Thomas F. Dunhill and Arnold Bax, who were also early 20th century British composers. Though the songs are all about 100 years old, Fine said that time
and place in history are becoming part of popular culture. “The English culture from the early 20th century is sort of popular now because of ‘Downton Abbey,’” she said. “This is kind of the music that those people would have listened to; this is what would have been around in their time.” And though “Pomp and Circumstance” is not on the program for the night, Fine said people would be equally impressed with his other songs “Canto Popolare” and “Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 82.” “(People) think Elgar is a onehit wonder, but no, Elgar wrote a lot of really fantastic music,” Fine said. Fine said the Dunhill and Bax pieces are significant in that they were written to feature the viola as a chamber music instrument. She said piano trios are usually written for piano, violin and cello, but these particular musicians wrote pieces like the “Phantasy-Trio in E flat, Op. 36” and the “Trio in One Movement, Op. 4” with viola taking place of the cello. “There’s only a small amount of
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Elaine Fine read her sheet music while playing the viola during a rehearsal Wednesday in the Atrium of The Tarble Arts Center.
music for violin, viola and piano, and this is kind of special music because it was written in England in a time when, (following) the Eng-
lish renaissance that happened in the 16th century, there was a sort of secondary English renaissance of string music,” Fine said.
She said a viola is similar to a violin; the difference is that the viola is an alto instrument while the violin is soprano. Fine said chamber music is music written for a few playing together in a small space, as opposed to orchestral music, written for an orchestra of around 100 people in a big hall. “It’s more intimate,” she said. “It’s like a conversation between three or four people as opposed to a whole group playing together with a whole section. So, there’s a lot more interaction.” Fine said the main thing listeners will take away from the performance, which is free to attend, is an interesting variety. “(Elgar is) one of the best loved and most well known composers,” she said. “Dunhill and Bax are not so well known, so people will be pleasantly surprised to hear music from people they’ve never heard of, ever before.”
Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or DENverge@gmail.com.